In the News Archive

Herbert Sheingold had just graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine then the United States entered World War II. He joined the Army and, as a soldier, traveled to New Guinea, Australia and the Philippines.

Steve Steffan focused on the things he could control in life and let go of the things he could not. This outlook brought him through good and bad times. It also helps his family persevere in his absence.

The Barnes-Jewish HLA lab matches bone marrow, stem cell and organ recipieints with a compatible donor.

A highly specialized approach to open heart surgery, a minimally invasive mini-thoracotomy, allows those with mitral heart valve problems to recover faster with less pain and smaller scars.

The bone marrow and stem cell transplant program at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is one of the nation’s oldest and largest programs and recently achieved an important clinical landmark – 5,000 transplants. Physicians performed the milestone transplant July 18.

The Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital Heart and Vascular Center is a 2011 recipient of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Mission: Lifeline Silver Award. The award recognizes the success of Barnes-Jewish and their physician partners at Washington University School of Medicine in providing quality care to heart attack patients.

A recommendation by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel could soon lead to approval of transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Peabody Opera House will hold its grand re-opening event on Saturday evening, October 1. “An Encore 77 Years in the Making” will star Aretha Franklin and Jay Leno, along with other special guests in a celebration of the beloved venue’s past, present and future. Proceeds from opening night will benefit the John L. Trotter Multiple Sclerosis Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital and its physician partners at Washington University School of Medicine is again the only St. Louis area hospital or medical institution listed among America’s elite medical centers in U.S. News & World Report’s list of “Best Hospitals,” while also ranking as the number one medical center in the St. Louis metro area.

Trisha Lollo, MPH, has been named vice president of cancer services for the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. Her appointment to this newly created post is effective Oct. 3.